The World of International Organizations
August 30, 2019
More than half of the world’s 7.1 million school-age refugee children fail to receive a basic education due to lack of money, classrooms and teachers.
August 28, 2019
Delegates to a treaty for protecting endangered plants and animals ended a major summit after revising international trade rules for dozens of species.
August 26, 2019
G-7 leaders ended a summit with little progress in resolving tensions over U.S. policies, a troubled world economy, the climate crisis and Iran’s nuclear deal.
August 22, 2019
Tiny plastic particles are “everywhere” in nature, including drinking water, requiring further study despite no proof yet of a threat to human health, WHO said.
August 20, 2019
The E.C. opened an antitrust investigation into “potential anti-competitive behavior” related to Facebook’s Libra Association for its cryptocurrency project.
August 19, 2019
The U.N. leaned on star power in a renewed push for a legally binding global treaty in 2020 to promote conservation and sustainable uses of high seas.
August 16, 2019
Two U.N. agencies adopted a new agreement to increase protections for environmental advocates and their families at risk of retaliation and violence.
August 16, 2019
The U.N. Security Council met to formally discuss Jammu and Kashmir for the first time in almost a half-century, as protests and clashes intensified.
August 14, 2019
Winnie Byanyima, a humanitarian activist who heads Oxfam International, was appointed to serve as executive director of UNAIDS.
August 12, 2019
International observers marked the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions examining their relevance and limits — and ways to boost enforcement.